Monday Night Football Loses Again

This is not an assignment. This is just something interesting.

When I was a 9th grader, Howard Cosell and Dandy Don Meredith announced Monday Night Football. Cosell left in 1983; Meredith left the following year.

On Sunday, Meredith left for good.

Many high school students probably do not realize that Monday Night Football was an event in the 1970's and early 80's. We did not have ESPN. We did not have Sports Center. Football fans watched highlights of all the weekend games during a two-minute stretch of halftime. Many of us planned our lives around MNF. While I appreciate Tevo and OnDemand and the Internet, I miss the universal cultural memory of "Turn Out The Lights..."

Those of you who enjoy sports might want to enjoy another person who has made watching sports more entertaining. Read more about Dandy Don on the NFL site.

Another MNF historical moment occured 30 years ago on December 8. Many Americans learned from Howard Cosell that John Lennon had died. You might be able to view the video at school; if not watch at home. And by the way, the team kicking the field goal? The New England Patriots.


For more John Lennon information, read his last interview.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/early-lead/2010/12/the_night_howard_cosell_told_m.html?hpid=artslot